2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The European and African Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

In the European and African Zone there were four different groups in which teams competed against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
23–25 September		 First Round Play-offs
15–17 July		 First Round
4–6 March		 Second Round
4–6 March/28–30 April (ITA-MAR)
29 April–1 May (BEL-SCG)
                                     
 
    S   Great Britain  
     bye     Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
    Israel       S   Great Britain 3
   bye       Israel 2
    Israel
  Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)      bye  
    Israel 4  
    Zimbabwe 1    
    S   Belgium  
     bye     Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
 bye       S   Belgium 3
    Zimbabwe   Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)     Serbia and Montenegro 2
    Serbia and Montenegro 5
      Zimbabwe 0  
  Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
      Italy 5  
  Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)     Luxembourg 0     Rome, Italy (clay)
    Luxembourg 3         Italy 4
  S   Morocco 2     S   Morocco 1
   bye
  Khemisset, Morocco (clay)     S   Morocco  
  S   Morocco 4  
    South Africa 1    
     bye  
      South Africa     Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
  South Africa         South Africa 2
   bye     S   Germany 3
   bye
    S   Germany  
Zimbabwe and South Africa
relegated to Group II in 2006.		 Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe

Serbia and Montenegro
5		 Novosadski Sajam Hala, Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro[1]
4 – 6 March 2005
Clay (indoor)
Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Novak Djokovic
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
4		 6
0		 6
4		      
2
Janko Tipsarević
Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
3		 6
2		 6
1		      
3
Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić
Genius Chidzikwe / Gwinyai Tongoona		 77
63		 6
0		 6
3		      
4
Janko Tipsarević
Zibusiso Ncube		 6
0		 6
2		        
5
Novak Djokovic
Pfungwa Mahefu		 6
1		 6
2		        

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy
5		 Centre National Sportif et Culturel D'Coque, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg[2]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard (indoor)
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Daniele Bracciali
Gilles Müller		 77
64		 64
77		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Potito Starace
Mike Scheidweiler		 6
3		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler		 6
4		 6
4		 66
78		 7
5		    
4
Potito Starace
Gilles Kremer		 6
4		 6
2		        
5
Andreas Seppi
Laurent Bram		 77
64		 6
3		        

Second Round Matches

Great Britain vs. Israel

Great Britain
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[3]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Greg Rusedski
Harel Levy		 6
4		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Alex Bogdanović
Noam Okun		 63
77		 2
6		 2
6		      
3
Andy Murray / David Sherwood
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram		 6
4		 77
65		 2
6		 77
65		    
4
Greg Rusedski
Noam Okun		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
David Sherwood
Harel Levy		 77
61		 4
6		 3
6		      

Belgium vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Belgium
3		 Tennis Club Gemax, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro[4]
29 April – 1 May 2005
Clay
Serbia and Montenegro
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Christophe Rochus
Janko Tipsarević		 6
2		 6
4		 5
7		 4
6		 1
6 		 
2
Olivier Rochus
Novak Djokovic		 1
6		 7
5		 63
77		 6
1		 6
3		  
3
Dick Norman / Kristof Vliegen
Dušan Vemić / Nenad Zimonjić		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6		 6
4		    
4
Olivier Rochus
Janko Tipsarević		 710
68		 6
3		 63
77		 2
6		 4
6 		 
5
Kristof Vliegen
Novak Djokovic		 6
3		 6
3		 3
6		 6
2		    

Italy vs. Morocco

Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[5]
28 – 30 April 2005
Clay
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Potito Starace
Mounir El Aarej		 6
0		 3
6		 7
5		 6
0		    
2
Filippo Volandri
Younes El Aynaoui		 6
2		 6
4		 6
1		      
3
Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti
Younes El Aynaoui / Mehdi Tahiri		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
4
Filippo Volandri
Mounir El Aarej		 3
6		 6
1		 1
6		      
5
Potito Starace
Mehdi Tahiri		 6
1		 3
6		 6
4		      

South Africa vs. Germany

South Africa
2		 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Doornfontein, South Africa[6]
4 – 6 March 2005
Hard (indoor)
Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wesley Moodie
Nicolas Kiefer		 6
4		 77
63		 64
77		 3
6		 2
6 		 
2
Wayne Ferreira
Tommy Haas		 3
6		 0
6		 63
77		      
3
Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie
Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler		 6
3		 77
64		 7
5		      
4
Wesley Moodie
Tommy Haas		 65
77		 6
2		 4
6		 6
3		 10
8		  
5
Wayne Ferreira
Rainer Schüttler		 1
6		 2
6		 4
6		      

First Round Play-offs Matches

Luxembourg vs. Morocco

Luxembourg
3		 National Tennis Centre, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[7]
15 – 17 July 2005
Hard (indoor)
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gilles Müller
Mehdi Tahiri		 711
69		 4
6		 61
77		 77
62		 4
6 		 
2
Gilles Kremer
Mounir El Aarej		 6
3		 7
5		 6
4		      
3
Gilles Müller / Mike Scheidweiler
Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri		 6
0		 6
4		 5
7		 77
62		    
4
Gilles Müller
Mounir El Aarej		 6
3		 6
4		 64
77		 6
3		    
5
Laurent Bram
Mehdi Tahiri		 5
7		 4
6		        

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Israel vs. Zimbabwe

Israel
4		 Harare City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[8]
23 – 25 September 2005
Hard (indoor)
Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dudi Sela
Wayne Black		 1
6 		64
77		 77
62		 3
6 		   
2
Noam Okun
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
2		 77
63		 6
3		      
3
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram
Wayne Black / Gwinyai Tongoona		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Dudi Sela
Genius Chidzikwe		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Noam Okun
Stefan D'Almeida		 6
0		 6
2		        

Morocco vs. South Africa

Morocco
4		 Club Olympic de Tennis Khemisset, Khemisset, Morocco[9]
23 – 25 September 2005
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mounir El Aarej
Justin Bower		 6
4		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		8
6		  
2
Mehdi Tahiri
Rik De Voest		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		 4
6 		6
2		  
3
Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi
Jeff Coetzee / Chris Haggard		 64
77		 77
62		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		 
4
Mounir El Aarej
Rik De Voest		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
5
Mehdi Tahiri
Justin Bower		 7
5		 77
62		        

References
  1. "Serbia and Montenegro v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  2. "Luxembourg v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. "Israel v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  4. "Serbia and Montenegro v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  5. "Italy v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. "South Africa v Germany". daviscup.com.
  7. "Luxembourg v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  8. "Zimbabwe v Israel". daviscup.com.
  9. "Morocco v South Africa". daviscup.com.

Main Draw

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